Legal Opinion

State v. Slider

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided September 24, 1984No. 12888-4-IPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSwanson, J.

Frank A. Slider appeals his conviction of statutory rape in the first degree (RCW 9A.44.070), alleging that prejudicial hearsay evidence was erroneously admitted under the excited utterance exception (ER 803(a)(2)) and under the statutory child sexual abuse exception (RCW 9A.44.120). We affirm.

On the evening of May 19, 1979, Slider babysat Roberta's 2%-year-old child, Trina. When Roberta returned, she noticed blood on the back of Trina's underwear and promptly replaced it with clean underwear. As Roberta left the room, Trina began "screaming and hollering" and kept fighting as Roberta picked…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
  4. Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  5. State v. HudlowWashington Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. State v. EldredgeUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  2. State v. SmithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  3. State v. John DoeWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  4. State v. BorlandCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990
  5. Buckley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988

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